Patents by Inventor Toshimasa Kawamata

Toshimasa Kawamata has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Food additive comprising water-soluble hemicellulose
    Patent number: 5342641
    Abstract: There is disclosed a food additive comprising a water soluble hemicellulose resulting from a degradation of a protein by degrading water insoluble vegetable fibers containing protein under acidic conditions of at about the isoelectric point of the protein and at a temperature of 130.degree. C. or lower, and composed of rhamnose, fucose, arabinose, xylose, galactose, glucose and uronic acid. This food additive is useful as a dispersant, a protein stabilizer, a modifier, and/or a foaming agent for food. Food containing the food additive is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignees: Fuji Oil Co., Ltd., San-Ei Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Masutake, Hirokazu Maeda, Toshimasa Kawamata, Masatoshi Miyamae, Kenji Taguchi, Yoshiaki Yonemitsu, Masahiro Yoshizaki, Tomoyuki Toyama